Tendring Community Assets Full Final Report

14 and build a safe environment for children and young people to thrive and develop. This may be unconnected but it is worth noting that the Infant mortality rate (deaths in infants age under 1 year) is the highest in Essex, at 5.5 compared with 3.1 per 1,000 live births. 4.7.2 When broken down into wards it is clear to see where services to support safe parenting are needed. Safeguarding needs are prevalent in parts of Tendring South and East and not in evidence in Tendring West. 4.7.3 Safeguarding is an issue for everyone who comes into contact with Children and Young People. Essex Safeguarding Children’s Board 2017-18 9 identifies the following issues as priorities for the coming year which are very relevant to Tendring and local organisations should be encouraged to get involved in consultations:-  Thematic review of teenage suicides  Communication activities around Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health  Monitoring the Emotional Wellbeing and Mental Health Services  Involvement of Young People in Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) campaigns  Communication activities to raise awareness of safeguarding  Engagement with the voluntary sector 4.8 School age children 4.8.1 There is some evidence of groups that provide low cost activities for younger people, there are specific sport clubs, Scout and Guide groups and library drop in sessions for advice. Local Sports centres in Walton, Harwich and Clacton offer a range of reasonably priced swimming and gym sessions which young people can participate in after school and during school holidays. This still excludes those who cannot afford to participate and may lead to further isolation. 4.8.2 A number of youth groups were found across the District such as 4Youth in Brightlingsea which engages with young people through music, art and social events and the Inclusion Ventures in Jaywick which runs social and sporting activities. However, a number of youth clubs have closed in recent years, some promising to re-launch but which do not appear to have done so. No information is available as to why these clubs have failed and any number of staffing or resourcing factors may be involved. In 2007 a study by the charity 4Children found that the most common reasons clubs failed were that users said that they operated at the wrong times, were difficult to access, badly publicised and under- resourced 10 . Clearly developing and maintaining such a service has its problems and should not be underestimated. 4.8.3 Across Tendring, primary and secondary schools provide extra-curricular activity to boost physical activity and confidence. At primary stage there are a range of activities, depending on the school, such as Art, Athletics, Basketball, Chess, Choir, Cross country, Dodgeball, Drama club, Gardening, Football coaching, Football teams (girls and boys), 9 Essex Children’s Safeguarding Board, Annual Report, 2017-18 10 4Children charity is no longer operational.